Ashes and Rust Lyrics

Summer winds remind me

Of a long lost memory

Of when I knew jubilation

And Lord did she know me

Summer winds had me dancin'

Like poppies in her breath

Tiny tangerine suns wavin'

Goodbye

To my childhood good sense, oh and

Goodbye to my innocence

And that wild bramble road that I

Always thought I'd follow

Thought dreams'd trade for somethin', but

I've been wrong before

I'm a tumbleweed

In a sea of dust

My once golden dream

Now ashes and rust

So I keep tumblin' on

Don't want to but I must

Just a tumbleweed

Of ashes and rust

Clothin' on the line

Summer winds floatin' through

I just wanna know the sunshine

Like those little cotton dresses do

Oh, mama's callin' me to task

Say daydreams ain't ladylike

Well I ain't met many ladies

Like me, they're

Laced up and poised, I've been

Runnin' with the boys

Since I was knee-high, skippin' stones

Half as fast, but twice as far

Thought that might mean somethin', but

I've been wrong before

I'm a tumbleweed

In a sea of dust

Those boys don't want a wedding band

Of ashes and rust

So I keep tumblin' on

Don't want to but I must

Just a tumbleweed

Of ashes and rust

Oh and where the wind blows

My tired bones will go

Rollin 'til I'm dizzy and

I can hardly stand

Oh and when the wind blows

Close your eyes, keep 'em closed

And rest when you can get it

In tireless wasteland

I'd come home if I knew

Where home was

These days

I'd come home if I'd find

An open door

That stays

Thought I might have found one

Been wrong a lot these days

I'm a tumbleweed

In a sea of dust

My home's a sprawlin' desert

Of ashes and rust

So I keep tumblin' on

Don't want to but I must

Just a tumbleweed

Of ashes and rust

I'm a tumbleweed

In a sea of dust

Once a painted lilly

Now ashes and rust

So I keep tumblin' on

Don't want to but I must

Just a tumbleweed

Of ashes and rust

Just a tumbleweed

Of ashes and rust